Harlan Wilbur Emerson
Apr 27, 2008
HARLAN WILBUR EMERSON 1932 – 2008 Harlan Wilbur Emerson passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2008, at his home in Lompoc. Harlan was born on February 28, 1932, in Biddeford, Minnesota, to Harlan and Grace Emerson. After his graduation from high school, he joined the United States Air Force. He served for 12 years in Japan as well as at...
Alice Gertrude Blasik
Apr 26, 2008
Alice Blasik of Lompoc died April 26, 2008 at the age of 87. Arrangements are pending.
Jean Marie Davis
Apr 26, 2008
Jean Marie Davis of Lompoc died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the age of 81. Arrangements are pending.
Jean Marie Davis
Apr 26, 2008
Jean Marie Morgan Davis was born February 25, 1927, in Oklahoma to Albert and Frances Morgan. She was the eldest of four children; siblings Kaye, Lela Joyce, and Bruce. They grew up in southern California during the Depression years. She met her husband, James, on a blind date while he was stationed with the Army Air Corps, San Diego. They...
Cornell Mcgriff
Apr 25, 2008
Cornell McGriff passed away on Friday, April 25, 2008, in Santa Barbara. Cornell was born on April l0, 1950, in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, to Roy McGriff and Clara Young. When he was still a young child his mother relocated to Fresno. At the age of ten his family moved to Bakersfield. He became a resident of Santa Barbara in 1974. Formerly...
Jeanne Catherine Armstrong
Apr 23, 2008
Jeanne C. Armstrong 1922-2008 Jeanne Catherine Armstrong, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at her home in Lompoc. Jeanne was born September 13, 1922 to Raymond and Nellie Finucan in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating high school, Jeanne supported the war effort as a "Rosie the Riveter." She then worked as a legal secretary, and later, as a...
Refugio G. Gonzales
Apr 22, 2008
Vigil services for Refugio Gonzales, 81, of Lompoc will be 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom George officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Refugio was born in El Paso, Texas on April 29, 1926 to...
Frances Isabella Blekkink
Apr 19, 2008
Frances I. Blekkink of Lompoc died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the age of 91. Frances was born February 19, 1917 in Minot, North Dakota to William and Williamina Read. She was raised and educated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduating from Roosevelt High School. In 1958 she moved to California settling in San Diego. Formerly of Whittier, she has been a...
Tillie G. Melendrez
Apr 18, 2008
Tillie G. Melendrez 1948-2008 Tillie Greco Melendrez, age 59 of Lompoc, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008. A lifelong resident of Lompoc, Tillie graduated Lompoc High and attended Santa Barbara City College. She was a member of La Purisima Concepcion Catholic Church and worked for 35 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Central Supply Technician. Tillie loved her family,...
Barbara Kathleen Quinn
Apr 16, 2008
Barbara Kathleen Quinn of Lompoc died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the age of 78. Barbara was born May 17, 1929 in Reading, England to Fred and Kathleen Gregory. She married Philip Quinn, an airman stationed in England, in 1951. After an assignment to Vandenberg A.F.B. in 1959, they decided to settle in Lompoc. Barbara retired from Allan Hancock College...
Eleanor Hayes
Apr 15, 2008
Eleanor G. Hayes 1923-2008 Eleanor Gilda "Cissie" Hayes, age 84 of Lompoc, passed away April 15, 2008. Cissie was born June 6, 1923 in Los Angeles to Charlie and Lena Guidero. She was a member of La Purisima Concepcion Catholic Church, sang in the Master Chorale, and enjoyed playing golf. She was also an avid reader and an excellent cook....
Jean Adams Ruehling
Apr 13, 2008
Jean A. Ruehling of Lompoc died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the age of 65. Jean was born on October 19, 1942 to Owen and Emiliana Adams in the Philippine Islands. After her education in the Philippines, which included college courses in clothing design, Jean immigrated to the United States. Formerly of Virginia she made her home in Lompoc in...
Wallace Richard Boyer
Apr 13, 2008
Wallace Richard Boyer 1927-2008 Wallace R. (Dick) Boyer, a Lompoc resident since 1967, passed away from heart failure at the age of 80. Dick was heavily involved in the local community as a teacher and softball coach after a long career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. Dick was born in Mansfield, Ohio on May 28, 1927 as...
Mary Chiodi
Apr 12, 2008
MARY CHIODI Vigil services for Mary Chiodi, 92, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mary was born June 20, 1915 in Santa Ynez, California...
Jeanette A. Sanford
Apr 9, 2008
JEANETTE A. (BOLSON) SANFORD Jeanette A. (Bolson) Sanford, 73, of Vandenberg Village, died following heart surgery in Santa Barbara April 9. Beloved mother of Michele, Robert and Ricky; sister to Joanne Edwards and Donna Yudin, both of New York; with three loving grandchildren and two recent great-grand children. Preceded in death by her husband of 49 years CMSgt Robert (Bob)...
Eva Bobo
Mar 29, 2008
EVA BOBO 1918-2008 Mrs. Eva Bobo, age 89 of Lompoc, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2008 in the comfort of her home. She was born June 1, 1918 in Presidio, Texas to Wenselado and Manuela Montes Guerrero. She will be remembered as a hard worker, known for her many years of tamale and enchilada sales...
Leonard Bruce Heidt
Mar 27, 2008
Leonard Bruce Heidt 1925 – 2008 Bruce Heidt of Lompoc died Friday, March 28, 2008 at the age of 82. Bruce was born July 8, 1925 in Endicott, New York to Leonard and Jennie Heidt. After a military career including tours of duty in the US Marine Corp. and the US Army he settled in Lompoc in 1967. He worked...
Stuart Dodds
Mar 27, 2008
Stuart Dodds, son of the late Frank and Ethel Dodds, passed away March 27, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Stuart was born April 11, 1925, in New York City, New York. Following his service in the US Navy during World War II, he came to Lompoc in 1946 and graduated from Lompoc High School with the class of...
Jorden Thomas Vacca
Mar 23, 2008
JORDEN T. VACCA 1990-2008 Jorden Thomas Vacca, born June 1, 1990, passed away March 23, 2008. Jorden is survived by his son, Kayden Samuel, by his father Michael Vacca, his mother Krickett Filburn, his brother Anthony Vacca, all of Lompoc, his half sister Michelle Ward and paternal grandmother Audrey Vacca, both from Brockton,Ma.; his stepfather Richard Filburn, his paternal stepparents...
Q. D. Bobo
Mar 21, 2008
Q. D. BOBO 1925-2008 Mr. Q. D. Bobo, age 82 of Lompoc, passed away Friday, March 21, 2008 at his home surrounded by family. He was born November 5, 1925 in Bruce, Mississippi to Henry and Ruthie Bobo. Q. D. was employed for 45 years with Southern Pacific Railroad and also worked in landscaping and lawn service. In the early...
